Bethany Lutheran Quilters Exemplify What it Means to Be Christian

At the end of this week, Bethany Lutheran Church will be open from 9a.m. to 1p.m for the public to come inside and view the 549 quilts that have been created. After receiving a blessing on …

Let's Go Girls Daddy/Daughter Dance

The Shores will host it's second Daddy/Daughter Dance on Saturday, May 4th. This year's theme is Boots and Beauties. Tickets are available now. $25/Couple for both presale or at the …

State FFA Leadership Convention

FFA is a youth organization that prepares its members for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. FFA members discover their talent through hands-on …

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E-Hawk Girls Fourth in Okoboji Relays

Severe weather prevented the E-Hawk Girls Track Team from competing in Pocahontas last Tuesday afternoon so they only attended one meet this week. Monday night in Okoboji, the E-Hawks brought home a …

Josh Matheasen First Overall, E-Hawks Fourth at Spencer High School Invite

Last week was one full of gusty winds and some stormy and severe weather. On Monday, the E-Hawk Boys Golf Team only had to play around the wind in their first 18-hole tournament of the 2024 season at …

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City Wide Garage Sale Deadline

City Wide Garage Sales are Friday May 11th and Saturday May 12th. Don't forget, if you want your Garage Sale featured in the Paper and the Reminder the week of the City Wide Sales, get your …

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PGA Tour's WM Open Controversy

So many times folks who don't watch golf on TV have explained to me that it's simply too boring. Generally, crowds only get loud at PGA Tour events on Sundays when the …

Secretary Pate: HS Voter Registration Day

Secretary Pate encourages 17- and 18-year-olds to register to vote on Statewide High School Voter Registration Day February 13 Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate today announced …

It’s The Anticipation

Have you ever thought about the notion that, at times, it is the anticipation for something that makes it so spectacular? The build-up for a high schooler to attend prom, the countdown to Christmas, …

Q&A: Senate Internships With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: What opportunities does your office have for college-age students? A: No matter the job, nothing compares to real life work experience. Whether waiting tables, starting an IV in a patient or …

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Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor 4/18/2024

Age of Confusion As with most questions, there are at least two sides, usually more. Some of our academics tell us even math is a racist social construct, and one of our SCOTUS justices is …

Letter to the Editor 2/15/24

We got the news last week that Poet Bio refinery signed on with Summit Carbon Solutions on their mission to sequester CO2 from ethanol plants across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, …

From Reva Anderson February 8, 2024

I would like the person who sent me the Christmas Card with money last year to know the following: I'd like to say "thank you" from this friend.

The Reporter-Democrat Readers Write

Dear Editor, I pay my EMU bill every month thinking it is for gas, water, sewer and garbage. I found out last Thursday evening how valuable the EMU staff is. My carbon dioxide alarm kept going off. I …

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Obituaries

Roger Hurst

Roger Hurst, age 70 of Emmetsburg passed away Monday, April 8 at his home in Emmetsburg. SERVICE Saturday, April 20, 2024 1:00 P.M. Lost Island Lutheran Church Ruthven, Iowa INURNMENT Crown Hill …

Julie Bailey

Julie Marie Bailey, 67 of Ruthven passed away Friday, April 12, 2024 in Fonda, Iowa. CELEBRATION OF LIFE Sunday, April 21, 2024 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. Martin-Mattice Funeral Home …

Leland "Lee" Frederick

Funeral services for 93 year old Leland “Lee” Frederick will be held on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 10:30 A.M. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Interment is at St. …

Robert "Bob" Kane

Funeral services for 98 year old Robert Kane will be held Friday, April 26, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 before the …

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E-Hawk Boys Golfers Win a Pair of Meets

Even though the season is young and just beginning, the Emmetsburg Boys Golf Team appears to be in mid-season form. Last Monday, they hosted a quad meet which included GTRA, South Central Calhoun, …

Rachel Schany Earns a Trio of Gold Medals E-Hawk Girls Compete in Two Meets

After a pair of indoor track meets and a meet canceled due to inclement weather, Emmetsburg High School’s Girls Track Team competed in their first outdoor meet of the 2024 season at Spirit Lake …

E-Hawks Boys Golfers top Sioux Central in First Meet of 2024

Spring has sprung and the Emmetsburg High School Boys Golf Team returned to Five Island Golf Course for their first meet of the 2024 season. Despite the practice schedule that was described by Head …

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Correction

In last week’s paper, EHS student Byron Maina was recognized as a senior. Byron Maina is a sophomore, not a senior as previously printed. The newspaper regrets the error.